What color is #FED0A5?

#FED0A5 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Peach Beach. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FED0A5?

The RGB value is 254, 208, 165: 254 red, 208 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FED0A5?

The complementary color is #A5D3FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FED0A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FED0A5 color

#FED0A5 rgb(254, 208, 165)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FED0A5 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 81.6% green and 64.7% blue (254, 208, 165).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 98% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 35% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Peach Beach (#FDCFA1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.78:1).

#FED0A5 color codes

HEX	`#FED0A5`
RGB	`rgb(254, 208, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 81.6%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 98%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 35%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 35%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.46, 10.39, 27.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.46, 29.36, 69.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.222, 68.902, 45.191)`
Decimal	`16699557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FED0A5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FED0A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FED0A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FED0A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fed0a5; }
.text { color: #fed0a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fed0a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 208 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fed0a5, #fefca5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peach Puff.

Questions

What color is #FED0A5?: #FED0A5 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Peach Beach. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FED0A5?: The RGB value is 254, 208, 165: 254 red, 208 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FED0A5?: The complementary color is #A5D3FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FED0A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.